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Career Compatibility Scale 2.0Understanding What Themes are Important to You At Work

Dean DeGroot & Richard Bents

Introductions

•Objectives▫Understand the origins of the 9 themes▫Learn several uses with individuals &

teams▫Apply gap analysis & importance scores to

development plans▫Discuss in groups possible uses of the CCS

•People’s Needs/Wants

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Innerview Consulting

Development of CCS

•Why?▫Lot of instruments on

importance/motivations, but few gauge whether you are attaining those factors in your current situation

▫Provide special attention on the work environment separate from motivating factors

▫Enables strategies to occur to possibly improve your work situation

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Methodology

•Kept hearing themes during client interviews

•Used data gathered from 1995-2012 (N=317)▫Structured interview form▫Qualitative analysis (let data shape the

items)▫Excel spreadsheet: capture multiple

responses•Began constructing CCS before analysis

completed•Analyzed other instruments/resources

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Baseline Data: Gender

Female39%

Male61%

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Choosing Job Field• 58.1% of respondents chose their job field by

happenstance (62.6% women; 55.1% of men)▫ 26.9% felt their work was meaningful; 48.4% if

included “somewhat” meaningful in the totals.; men were less likely to find their work meaningful (16.9% vs. 44.1% of females)

• 38.3% of respondents chose their job field by following their interests▫ 44% felt their work was meaningful; 65.2%, if

included “somewhat” meaningful totals; men were more likely to find their work meaningful (47.4% vs. 39.3% of females).

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Why Did You Choose Your Field?

Happen

stance

Interest

Family Sk

ill

Other

enco

uraged

Good field to

be in

Other

Counseling

Necess

ity

Challen

ge

Creativit

y

Freed

om/Auto

nomy0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

Female Male

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Is Your Work Meaningful?Happenstance Interest

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Job Satisfiers

•Out of 19 identified areas, “People” were the greatest source of job satisfaction for women (39.2%), while “Results” were the top choice for men (41.6%).

▫Overall top 10: Results, influence, people, (other), recognition, learning/growing, task/challenge, freedom/lifestyle, creativity, team, & pride.

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Sources of Job Satisfaction

Results

Influence

People

Other

Recogn

ition

Learn

ing/Gro

wing

Task/

Challen

ge

Variety

/Chan

ge

Freed

om/Lifes

tyle

Creativit

yTe

amPrid

e

Envir

onment

Purpose

Mobility

Organiza

tionBoss

Starti

ng Things

Physica

l Acti

vity/O

utlet

0.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

Female Male

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Happy vs. Upset

•74.1% stated close relationships are what make them happy about life▫Top 5 overall: close relationships,

nature/climate, simple pleasures/routine, & physical activity.

▫5.5% stated work satisfaction as a source of life happiness.

•50.2% stated “hopelessness/lack of control” upset them about life▫“People” elements greatly contributed to

upset▫Women: 81.7%; Men: 71.7%

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What Makes You Happy About Life

Close Rela

tionships

Nature/

Climate

Simple

Pleasu

res/R

outine

Physica

l Acti

vity

Creative

Stuff

Learn

ing/Gro

wing

Trave

l/Vac

ations

Helping/S

erving

Purpose/

Sense

of Acc

omplishmen

t

Goals/P

rojec

ts

Spiri

tual

Aspec

ts

Variety

/Stimulati

onOth

er

Positive

Affect (s

elf or o

thers

)

Reading/H

obbies/Le

isure

Work

Satisfa

ction

Finan

cial S

tabilit

y

Other

Activit

y0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

70.0%

80.0%

Female Male

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What Upsets You with Life

Hopelessn

ess/La

ck of C

ontrol

Mean/Se

lfish

Inequity

/Injusti

ce

Conflict/V

iolence

Untrusti

ng Peo

ple

Work

Dissati

sfacti

on

Own Men

tal Hea

lth/O

utlook

Ignoran

ce/atti

tude o

f oth

ers

Relationsh

ip Issues

Disord

er/Chao

sOth

er

Govern

ment/S

ocietal

Issues

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

Female Male

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Nine Themes• Boss

• Environment

• Influence

• Organization

• People

• Purpose

• Recognition

• Task/challenge

• Team

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Administration of CCS

•How to Take It

•GoShareOn.com

•Resources

•Reliability & Validity

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Exercise

•In a group of five, discuss the following:▫How would you apply the CCS with

individuals?

▫How would you use the CCS with groups/teams?

▫What do you see as the strengths of the instrument?

▫What do you believe needs further development?

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Uses of the CCS

•Individual Work▫Career Counseling▫Leadership Development▫Performance Coaching

•Groups▫Team Building▫Environmental Assessment & Fit▫Engagement▫Conflict Management

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Wrap-up/Final Thoughts• Key Points

• What did you most learn?

• How would you most use the CCS?

• How much would you pay for it?

• Who would like to be part of a pilot team to better understand the applications of the CCS?

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Contact InformationDean R. DeGroot, Principal

Innerview ConsultingPhone: 612-789-9596Cell: 612-702-5490 Fax: 612-789-9596

Email: [email protected]: www.innerviewconsulting.com

Richard Bents, Ph.D: www.goshareon.com 19


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